Family Liaison & Education Officer

Stanbridge Lower School, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 9HY

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st December 2025 or ASAP after this

• Closing date

  2 November 2025 at 11am

• Date listed

  20 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £12,425.00 - £13,243.00 Annually (Actual) NJC Level 3: Point 7-11 part time/pro rata

Family Liaison & Education Officer job summary

Family Liaison & Education Officer - 20 hours per week, 5 x mornings 8.45-12.45pm

Permanent - Term time only, plus 5 training days, Level 3 SCP 7 -11

FTE - £26,403-£28,142 Actual part time/pro rata salary: £12,425 - £13,243

We are looking for a kind, committed and approachable Family Liaison Officer to join our inclusive village school. This role is predominantly about building good relationships with our families, so that there is a strong link between school and home, leading to good pupil outcomes in all areas of school life. You will be liaising and communicating with families daily, as well as managing attendance and admissions. As one of the Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads (DDSLs), you will be expected to respond to safeguarding concerns with sensitivity and confidence, following all relevant safeguarding policies and procedures.

The successful candidate will:

• Be able to demonstrate creativity and flexibility in their approach to engaging families, identifying family strengths, assessing their needs and supporting them to make sustainable, positive change.
• Be able to manage and monitor school attendance and admissions
• Already have or able to undertake relevant safeguarding training at a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) level
• Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly and appropriately with children, families, staff and wider professionals.
• Have experience of working with and engaging children and young people with complex needs.
• Be able to work both collaboratively within a team, as well as independently, using own initiative.
• Promote and support positive mental health and wellbeing for all stakeholders
• Support at lunchtimes, promoting healthy eating, good hygiene and appropriate table manners

They must also demonstrate the following

• Be sensitive, empathetic and patient
• Be flexible, adaptable and resilient, with a sense of humour
• Understand the challenges our families face
• Know how to access other multi agency networks in which to gain support for families
• Able to lead training and workshops for families, including Parent Forum
• Have a clean driving license and be prepared to drive own vehicle when required

Enquiries and visits are warmly welcomed, please contact the school office on 01525 210328.

Stanbridge Lower School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This appointment will be subject to enhanced DBS disclosure, medical clearance proof of the right to work in the UK and satisfactory references.

Following the acceptance of your interview, an online check will be carried out as detailed in the latest Keeping Children Safe in Education guidelines 2025.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Stanbridge Lower School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 9
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 132 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Stanbridge Lower School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/stanbridge-lower-school

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